Smoke-Free

On January 2, 2010, North Carolina bars and restaurants became smoke-free. The North Carolina Alliance for Health believes that smoke-free environment are important to public health and seeks to protect North Carolina’s current smoke-free law, and expand this law to make all North Carolina worksites and public places 100% smoke-free.

NCAH also advocates for legislation allowing local communities and community colleges to pass ordinances and regulations to eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke in worksites.

On Thursday, November 12, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a proposed rule to make the nation’s public housing properties entirely smoke-free. The proposed smoke-free rule and other materials from the Department of Public and Indian Housing can be found here. Talking points on the proposed rule can be found here.

HUD announced the final rule on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Highlights of the proposed rule can be found here. An infographic on the final rule can be found here.

Webinar Series
As we await the release of the final rule, the NC Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch is offering a train-the-trainer webinar series for public health staff.